3rd Duke of Marlborough
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The 3rd Duke of Marlborough, Charles Spencer, was an 18th-century British aristocrat and politician who inherited the Marlborough dukedom from his famous military grandfather, John Churchill.
All labels observed (1)
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| 3rd Duke of Marlborough canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10824450 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 3rd Duke of Marlborough Context triple: [Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, nobleTitle, 3rd Duke of Marlborough]
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10th Duke of Marlborough
The 10th Duke of Marlborough, John Albert William Spencer-Churchill, was a British aristocrat and landowner who presided over Blenheim Palace in the mid-20th century as a prominent member of the Spencer-Churchill family.
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5th Duke of Marlborough
The 5th Duke of Marlborough was an 18th-century British aristocrat and politician from the prominent Churchill family, known for his tenure as a peer and his stewardship of the Marlborough estates.
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6th Duke of Marlborough
The 6th Duke of Marlborough, George Spencer-Churchill, was a prominent 19th-century British aristocrat and politician from the influential Spencer-Churchill family, associated with Blenheim Palace.
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8th Duke of Marlborough
The 8th Duke of Marlborough, George Charles Spencer-Churchill, was a British aristocrat and landowner from the prominent Spencer-Churchill family, known for his role in late 19th- and early 20th-century high society and as a relative of Winston Churchill.
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12th Duke of Marlborough
The 12th Duke of Marlborough, Charles James Spencer-Churchill, is a British aristocrat and landowner who heads the Spencer-Churchill family and presides over the Blenheim Palace estate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 3rd Duke of Marlborough Target entity description: The 3rd Duke of Marlborough, Charles Spencer, was an 18th-century British aristocrat and politician who inherited the Marlborough dukedom from his famous military grandfather, John Churchill.
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A.
10th Duke of Marlborough
The 10th Duke of Marlborough, John Albert William Spencer-Churchill, was a British aristocrat and landowner who presided over Blenheim Palace in the mid-20th century as a prominent member of the Spencer-Churchill family.
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B.
5th Duke of Marlborough
The 5th Duke of Marlborough was an 18th-century British aristocrat and politician from the prominent Churchill family, known for his tenure as a peer and his stewardship of the Marlborough estates.
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C.
6th Duke of Marlborough
The 6th Duke of Marlborough, George Spencer-Churchill, was a prominent 19th-century British aristocrat and politician from the influential Spencer-Churchill family, associated with Blenheim Palace.
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D.
8th Duke of Marlborough
The 8th Duke of Marlborough, George Charles Spencer-Churchill, was a British aristocrat and landowner from the prominent Spencer-Churchill family, known for his role in late 19th- and early 20th-century high society and as a relative of Winston Churchill.
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E.
12th Duke of Marlborough
The 12th Duke of Marlborough, Charles James Spencer-Churchill, is a British aristocrat and landowner who heads the Spencer-Churchill family and presides over the Blenheim Palace estate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British aristocrat
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British politician ⓘ Duke of Marlborough ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWithResidence | Blenheim Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1706-11-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Althorp, Northamptonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Blenheim Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Charles Spencer
NERFINISHED
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Diana Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfSuccession | 1733 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1758-10-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Munster, Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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University College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| grandfather | John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandmother | Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldPeerageIn |
Peerage of England
NERFINISHED
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Peerage of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | His Grace ⓘ |
| house | House of Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inheritedTitleFrom | John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| mother | Anne Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Spencer family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 3rd Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm |
Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire
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Member of Parliament for Woodstock ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Captain-General of the Forces
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Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Privy Seal ⓘ Lord of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ Master-General of the Ordnance NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| sibling |
John Spencer
NERFINISHED
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Robert Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Trevor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 3rd Duke of Marlborough Description of subject: The 3rd Duke of Marlborough, Charles Spencer, was an 18th-century British aristocrat and politician who inherited the Marlborough dukedom from his famous military grandfather, John Churchill.
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